Gavin Ramjaun
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Gavin Ramjaun is a news correspondent on ITV's Daybreak
and formerly a presenter on BBC News, Sport
and Newsround
, a children's news programme.
Gavin is also a keen film fanatic and names 'Jeepers Creepers' as his favourite title.
. Since then he presented a wide variety of reports and the main 5:00pm programme. His role was primarily as a Breakfast and weekend presenter. He also presented items on the Newsround spin-off show Sportsround
.
. He joined the BBC's Breakfast team
and regularly made special reports for the show. Gavin also presented sport news on the BBC News Channel. Ramjaun was part of the BBC Sport
reporting team at the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver
, Canada
. He left the BBC in 2010 to join ITV's Daybreak
.
team as a news correspondent in 2010. He started the new role when the show launched on 6 September 2010.
In the absence of Sports Editor Dan Lobb, Gavin can be seen presenting the sports news on the show, in May 2011 he was credited as the sports correspondent for Daybreak. He's a keen darts player and is known in his local - The Frog and Virus - as Gavin "The Ram" Ramjaun.
Daybreak (ITV)
Daybreak is the weekday breakfast television programme on the British commercial ITV network that broadcasts on weekday mornings from 06:00 to 08:30 and is currently presented by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley from Monday to Thursday with Dan Lobb and Kate Garraway on Fridays...
and formerly a presenter on BBC News, Sport
BBC Sport
BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. It incorporates programmes such as Match of the Day, Grandstand , Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Rugby Special and coverage of Formula One motor racing, MotoGP and the Wimbledon Tennis...
and Newsround
Newsround
Newsround is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972, and was one of the world's first television news magazines aimed specifically at children...
, a children's news programme.
Gavin is also a keen film fanatic and names 'Jeepers Creepers' as his favourite title.
2007-2009: Newsround
Gavin joined the Newsround team in 2007 as a replacement for Thalia PellegriniThalia Pellegrini
Thalia Pellegrini is a British television presenter.She graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in English studies. She presents programmes including CBBC's Newsround, Short Change, Fast Track and has reported for the BBC's Holiday programme. She moved to Sheffield in 2005 where...
. Since then he presented a wide variety of reports and the main 5:00pm programme. His role was primarily as a Breakfast and weekend presenter. He also presented items on the Newsround spin-off show Sportsround
Sportsround
Sportsround was a weekly spin-off from CBBC children's news programme Newsround. The sports magazine show was broadcast Friday evenings at 6:30pm on CBBC Channel and on Saturday mornings on BBC Two at 7.25am....
.
2009-2010: Other work at BBC
In 2009, Gavin left Newsround to join BBC NewsBBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
. He joined the BBC's Breakfast team
BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items...
and regularly made special reports for the show. Gavin also presented sport news on the BBC News Channel. Ramjaun was part of the BBC Sport
BBC Sport
BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. It incorporates programmes such as Match of the Day, Grandstand , Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Rugby Special and coverage of Formula One motor racing, MotoGP and the Wimbledon Tennis...
reporting team at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He left the BBC in 2010 to join ITV's Daybreak
Daybreak (ITV)
Daybreak is the weekday breakfast television programme on the British commercial ITV network that broadcasts on weekday mornings from 06:00 to 08:30 and is currently presented by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley from Monday to Thursday with Dan Lobb and Kate Garraway on Fridays...
.
2010-present: Daybreak
Ramjaun joined the DaybreakDaybreak (ITV)
Daybreak is the weekday breakfast television programme on the British commercial ITV network that broadcasts on weekday mornings from 06:00 to 08:30 and is currently presented by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley from Monday to Thursday with Dan Lobb and Kate Garraway on Fridays...
team as a news correspondent in 2010. He started the new role when the show launched on 6 September 2010.
In the absence of Sports Editor Dan Lobb, Gavin can be seen presenting the sports news on the show, in May 2011 he was credited as the sports correspondent for Daybreak. He's a keen darts player and is known in his local - The Frog and Virus - as Gavin "The Ram" Ramjaun.